TY - Report AU - Aaron Smith PY - 2013 T1 - Civic engagement in the digital age PB - Pew Internet and American Life Project DO - https://doi.org/APO-33837 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/33837 AB - This study examines online and offline political engagement in the United States and pays special attention to the role of social networking sites in people's political activities. Social networking sites have grown more important in recent years as a venue for political involvement, learning, and debate. Overall, 39% of all American adults took part in some sort of political activity on a social networking site during the 2012 campaign. ER -